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Core i7-4790K vs Virtual CPU Version 2.5


Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the Version 2.5 is based on -.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 164.5 k points while the Version 2.5 gets 85.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.9 times faster than the Version 2.5. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
663
Core
Haswell
-
Architecture
Haswell
Base frecuency
4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
-
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
88 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
- kB
Cache L2
256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
- kB
Date
May 2014
-
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
85.75k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-4790K
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
15.7k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
22.8k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
5.61k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
12.05k (x2.41)
TOTAL
40.65k
56.16k (x1.38)

Multithread

i7-4790K

Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
28.49k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
37.67k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
10.09k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
9.5k (x1.21)
TOTAL
164.54k
85.75k (x0.52)

Performance/W
i7-4790K
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
744 points/W